Disclaimer: don't own the Teen Titans, however I do own the name Rorex, the character Francesca, Sirus, and Malthenor, these are all mine.

A/n: I know, I know, I know when I read and reread that last chapter I kept cringing, there were so many errors and the fighting scene just fell flat, I'm sorry you guys about that screw up, and I'm sorry if this chapter is a bit short. My dumb teachers landed about like three projects on me, plus my freakin' math teachr is threatening tests, ugh, I hate test. Any way, yeah, sorry about that and all but yeah here's the next chapter.

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Chapter Ten: Well, well, well

Entering the infirmary, Rorex paled white when he saw Raven in her bed; eyes closed looking all peaceful and dead to the world. For the moment he believed she was, but when she opened here eyes and sat up to glare at him he never thought he'd be grateful for her cold stare. Francesca on the side stopped in her reading to look up and watch the interaction very curious to know just what Rorex had in store for them. Or more likely what Sirus wanted.

Her eyes traveled down to the red vile in his hand and Francesca had a distinct feeling things were going to get a little messy. Being as discreet as possible she snuck out of the room and leaned against the wall listening to the confrontation.

"Raven –" her brother started, but was silenced.

"Don't. Don't say anything if you're not going to give me the full truth." Her words were straight and harsh.

"Look, I know what you're thinking and it's nothing like that, I just – I – you're in trouble."

"Ever since you came around I've been in nothing but trouble."

"Raven I – what are you doing?"

"Getting out of bed, what does it look like I'm doing?"

"You really shouldn't."

"Oh you're one to talk."

"I'm serious, you could reopen –"

"I'm fine," Raven snapped and stepped off the bed, wavering at first, Rorex went too her aid, but she just swatted his hand away and stood on her own. Glaring at the ground she gulped and shook the dizziness from her head, I should be fine right now, why am I dizzy? Sighing she walked to the closet where she knew Cyborg had arranged some clothes for her when she got up. Walking to it she ignored the piercing pain in her sides every time she took a step.

She walked right passed Rorex and swayed a bit when the lightheadedness suddenly made her vision slightly blurred. A hand to her shoulder reminded her Rorex was still around. Her eyes narrowed as she harshly shrugged it off, "I don't need your assistance X, just get out."

"Raven –"

"I have a thing with privacy, now leave I need to change."

"Right." Looking all sorts of guilty and stupid Rorex stepped out of the room, leaving Raven to her self. Reaching the closet, she leaned on the wall for the moment closing her eyes she growled, I shouldn't be this tired … something's wrong with me, putting a hand to her healed wound once Rorex had stepped out and her little debate with Francesca she decided she had laid around enough.

A heavy feeling of dread swept over her.

Something big was going down and she had to be ready for it, whatever it was, she looked across the room it had something to do with that book. Once Rorex left to talk to his "friend" her hand lingered on the book and whether she wield it or not she felt something evil leak out. Not just Malchior evil, but malevolent. Opening the closet she got dressed in her civilian clothes, Cyborg thought that since she was to weak and hurt when she came in she'd have to sit out a few missions.

She scoffed, like that'll ever happen, but she changed anyway. Into plain-Jane black form fitting t-shirt, and dark navy blue denim jeans, bending to grab the black high-heel stomp shoes with the steel toe she winced slightly and held her stomach again. The pain was still there; minor, but there nonetheless to remind her of her condition. Putting on the shoes she closed the closet door and using her telekinesis called forth the book into her hands.

That was when the knock came. Obviously Rorex was getting impatient. With a glare Raven walked across the room and slid open the door, "You still here?"

He glared, "Of course I am, I'm not gonna' ditch what I started."

Brushing passed him and Francesca with the book still in her hands she walked down the hall and if she was in pain or not she didn't show it. Vile still in hand Rorex followed, "Raven listen, you got to trust me fully this one time. It's for your own sake."

"Trust you," she whirled around and pinned him with her dead cold stare her aura for a demon though still a bit weak was pulsing strongly enough to frighten and startle Francesca to hide behind her brother's leg. Eye's threatening to glow red were controlled to glow menacing white, "That's all I did unfortunately since I took you in that one night. Ever since then you've made my life nothing more than a whole pile of shit I have to deal with. You force me to lie to my friends, harbor a criminal, and then force me to clean up after your mess. What? You aren't finished? If not barely getting me killed was enough for you are you going to finish what you started?"

"It was nothing like that! It's never been my intention!" Rorex argued back, Francesca shivered when his aura picked up and challenged against Raven's, "I already told you I never wanted to hurt you, of all people, I never want to see you or my sister hurt."

Raven rolled her eyes and continued down the hall, "Sing a different song already X, that tune just got lame. I'm gonna' help you win this "hunt" and I'm going to do it for the innocent lives, never for yours. After this is through I'm putting you in your place. Francesca can live with me."

"You can't make that decision." Rorex growled warningly putting a hand on Francesca's head, Raven stopped to turn and glare heatedly at him.

"X, you compromised your position when you came to me, showed me your face, showed the entire Titans your face and gave them your name. All I have to do is say you're Red X give Robin the suite and end the story. You put yourself in this position, not me." they stood there glaring at one another, as much as Rorex hated to back down, Raven was right he was in no position to argue, she could very well spill him right here and now if she wanted to. Closing his eyes and calming his aura he bowed his head and sighed, everything was not going right. Raven didn't trust him, she out right threatened to expose him and surely will when this whole thing blows over.

The worst part about this was that she didn't even know she was dieing, he could tell her then give her the potion, but what good will that do when she wouldn't even have him near her. She wanted him gone, that was it, end of story, point made, he had crossed the line and broke her for the final time. Believe what she will, but Raven was a tad gullible at times. Not that he could use that to his advantage, the one thing he thought he could do right was falling apart at his feet. He couldn't save her all because of the stupid things he's done.

It's true what they say.

Even the little things count.

"Raven," it wasn't he who called, but his sister, his beloved sister that Raven was going to take from him. Looking down and noticing her brilliant gold eyes staring at Raven with wonder and hope Rorex was just about to silence her, but she stepped from him and up to the Titan. No more could he call her a friend, she was an ally, but their bridge had been burned, they weren't on equal terms.

"What is it Francesca," speaking in a stern unreadable tone like her usual self Francesca glanced from her brother back to give Raven a quizzical stare.

"Why are you going to take me away from my brother?" a simple question, yet Raven's simple answer was only the one she knew was right with the law.

"Francesca," she started slowly switching her weight and the book to the other side as she walked up to the girl ignoring the fact she was walking closer to Rorex as she crouched down to come eye to eye with the young devil, "Francesca you have to understand, it's my duty to see to it that your brother – and I know very well you know what he is to the law – serves his time in prison. He's a bad influence to you and you may think it's unfair, but it has to be done, he can't get away with everything."

Francesca looked up to her brother, then down at Raven and sighed. Pulling away from Rorex she let her bangs cover her eyes as she gulped, Raven could smell the beginning of tears in the girl's eyes and was feeling all sorts of guilty for what she was doing. Even more so when she heard what she had to say, "You don't know what unfair is … he's trying his best to save your life and all you can think about is how much he hid from you. Though you may think what you're doing is noble … you're just being selfish … do what you will … but just know that my brother may have lied and done a lot of wrong things … but he's risked everything just to make it right."

Raven countered with the best she could as she looked to the ground and gulped, "That doesn't mean he's free from his crimes."

Francesca looked up and broke Raven's heart when she saw the stream of tears coming down from the child's face. She wanted to hold her and tell it was all right, but the young devil closed her eyes and sighed shakily trying to catch her breath as she whipped her tears on her brother's pants leg. He put a gentle hand on her head and started to pet it as he knelt down to hug her, "Hey, it's okay," he soothed while looking straight at Raven though his voice may be comforting and firm his gaze couldn't have been more cold, "I know what my crime is, life isn't always fair, Raven's right."

The little girl shook her head and sobbed quietly, Rorex turned his attention from Raven to Francesca and rubbed her back to sooth her, "Come on now kid, stop crying, I'm not worth it."

She sniffled and pulled away, whipping her eyes Rorex whipped the tears from her cheeks and helped clean herself up, "You okay?"

Francesca couched slightly and sniffed nodding and giving him a small smile she hugged him, turning around, but still in his hold she gave Raven a vacant stare. To avoid confrontation Rorex tugged on her shirt, "Hey kid, why don't you go ahead and head to bed. It's already 1 in the morning. You really shouldn't be up."

Giving him a look that she was going to argue, Rorex challenged her and she sighed in defeat. Turning away from Raven and nodding at her brother Francesca slowly trudged down the hall. The two stood up, and watched her Raven with mixed feelings about what the girl had said about Rorex then what she herself had threatened. Did she mean it; did he dislike her because of it? Some how that last thought struck her deeper then she anticipated.

Why? It was just Rorex, descendent of Rorek and rightful heir to the book she was holding in her hand. Why be bothered about him? Had she really trusted him? Did she still? Answers to those questions would be left unanswered for now as she slowly looked up to him, he turned to her and sighed.

"She's just a kid, no need to get her words locked in your head, you can do what want with me after this. I deserve it."

Raven closed her eyes, Why did you have to agree with me? Fight me, do something else other than agree. Why would you agree anyway? I thought you were a thief, I thought – I thought you were many things, but never this … why the sudden change? Reopening them she kept her gaze fixed on the ground and glared at it. Hating herself for her actions, her emotions, she shook her head and looked up to Rorex, "What are you playing at? Why do you do that? How do you seem so sincere one minute then conniving the next? How do you do it? What makes me want to trust you so bad yet fight against it? What are you doing to me?"

He raised a brow then gave a small smirk, "That's all you babe, I'm not trying to manipulate you or anything. It's just you."

Raven glared and stomped her foot like an angry temper throwing child, "It cannot be just me! Never! Never in my life would I ever feel this way, it's you. It has to be you twisting and working your devilish ways on me! It just has to be."

Rorex grinned, she was getting worked up over nothing and it was hilarious to think that she was blaming her emotional stress on him. He may have caused her some grief, but emotionally, that was honestly all her own doing, "Rae, if I was "twisting and working" anything on you, I guarantee you wouldn't even so much as have a coherent thought let alone talk properly."

He knew he was playing with fire, but there was just too much tension between them, he had to let it loose some how. What better way than to have her shout at him, shouting always helped people loose stress. She swatted at his arm, he recoiled and took a step from her as she continued her onslaught, "You sick twisted little egotistical, no good rotten, dirty mouthed, evil motha-funker!"

Dropping the book to continue slapping him anywhere he wasn't protecting himself, he grabbed her wrist and laughed in her face! He laughed in her face, "Motha-funker? I gotta' remember that one, nice one."

Raven pulled from his grasp and slapped him once more on the chest to shut up his laughter as she turned her back and dusted her shoulder from the imaginary dust. Rorex, having been pushed back against the wall leaned there shaking his head and laughing still as Raven bent to pick up the book, "Laugh all you want the point here that we're trying to make is that you go to jail after this and that's final."

"Sure Raven," he shrugged, taking it all lightly, "Final."

She whirled around not liking his tone, like he wasn't taking her seriously, "I'm not playing, I mean it."

Calming down from his laughing spree Rorex grinned and pushed off the wall keeping his amber gold orbs on her, Raven gulped not liking the way he was looking at her. In fact, she just didn't like his eyes at all, she'd never say it aloud, but those amber gold eyes were really the most valuable treasures she had ever seen. They were just so, vibrant. Raven couldn't explain it, but she always found herself struggling to keep her head on the surface from drowning in their depth.

"I know you're not," he shrugged speaking distantly and barely even above a whisper as he kept their eyes on each other.

She didn't know how long they've been standing there or when he was suddenly so close to her, but she found herself forced to look up at him from his height. Being a few inches taller then Robin, around maybe Aqualad's height and with her still as short as she was. Their close proximity was just starting to sink in, but when he reached out and hovered his hand just mere millimeters from her face. On her side view she saw his sharp deadly claws and shuttered involuntarily at the damage they could very well do.

They didn't move, didn't make a sound, hell if it was possibly they wouldn't even breathe. Something had been broken, a line had been crossed, and new territory had just been discovered, the only thing stopping them was fear. Fear of different things, but mostly the fear of acceptance and duty, this was very much tempting territory, but was it allowed?

Of course not, many things tempting and tantalizing were never allowed.

Perceived as wrong, unjust, and the most popular damning word a sin.

It was this revelation that stopped them, made them rethink if this new path was really all it was cracked up to be. Abstinence was present and was about to do its job when someone else did it for them.

"Oh I hope I'm not interrupting anything."

A growl, low and threatening.

A raging aura, whipping and whirling.

With the book dropped carelessly to the floor in the middle of the hall Raven pushed her back up against the wall tryingto get as much distance from Rorex as she possibly could. Not that it matter anyway, they were caught red-handed. In her peripheral vision she picked up Rorex who leaned against the opposite wall playing it off; did he realize that this was the end of their charade?

Down the hall Raven redirected her attention to where the growling, the aura, the voice had come from. Whispering one word – no name – Raven knew she was trapped, caught, and corner. Deadlock.

"Robin."

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Oh damn, another reason for you guys to hate me, just chill alright I'll update as soon as I can - depending if my teachers don't decide to make my life a living hell. Besides that, later dayz peoples, keep reveiwing that'll help me update faster thanks! Ciao for now!